Ornamenting device and method of making the same



A. WEINER Jul 22; 1930.

' ORNAMENTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Sept. 6; 1929Iwvezfior WW W bl 5W flfiorwqg Patented July 22, 1930 i ALEXANDERWEINER, or PROVIDENCE, nnonnrsnnnn ORNAMENTING DEVICE AND METHOD oraxine THE SAME 1 Application filed September 6,1929. Serial No. 390,665.

My invention relates to ornamenting devices adapted for use in theconstruction of jewelry and articles of personal adornment.

Features of my invention are the utiliza- 5 tion of the heads orornament carrying Wires for securing the coherence of the constitu entparts of the entire ornament, and the consequent avoidance of the use ofsolder or any independent binding members for this n purpose. 1 7

Other features of invention are the adaptability of the ornament tointerengagement with the end links of a chain or of chain sections, andthe utilization of head'carrying wires for the formation of the chainengaging members.

Invention resides in the above described structural features, and in themethod of constructing the entire ornament.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this invention,

Figures 1 to 6 inclusive are front elevations of the elements of myornament showing their successive positions in the formation of thecomplete ornamenting device,

and 7 Figures 7 and 8 are front and side'elevations respectively of thecompleted device.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

In constructing my device a plurality of similar structural units areemployed. In Figure 1 three of these units are shown arranged in initialposition comprising pliable or bendable metallic wires or rods a, a anda respectively; and ornamental heads, in this instancespherical inshape, b, 72 and b respectively, fixed to the wires.

With the three heads held between the thumb and finger of one hand thethree wires are grasped by the similardig'its of the other hand andgiven approximately three turns forming three interengaging spirals c.The twisting operation draws the three heads into the triangularrelation shown in Figure 2, all the parts being disposed in a singlevertical plane.

A fourth similar unit next has its head 6 placed on top of the head 72while its wire a is turned approximately three times over and around theother wires forming the coils d, as shown in Figure 3; Y

A fifth similar unit' is next applied by resting its head 6 on topof'the' head I) and turning its wire a approximately three times underand over the prior wires, formingthe coils-e, as shown in Figure4.

All the described assembled heads are in the same vertical plane. Asimilar unit is finally applied by placing its head I)? in front of theother heads and in contact with heads 6, b b and b and winding its wire(1 approximately four times over and around the preceding coils formingcoils f, as shown in Figure 5.

The wires a and a are next laterally together bent away fromthe'remainin wires, which are vertically pressed toget er, as shown inFigure 6, and with a pair of cutting pliers or other cutting implementthe wires a a a and a" are severed close to the coils 7 along the linew-m of Figure 6.

The wires a and a are next severed intermediate their lengths along theline yy.

re. The truncated in the last mentioned fi portions of the latter wiresare next bent up into vertical position, and with bending pliers theupper ends thereof are bent outwardly and downwardly in oppositedirections to form attaching hooks j, as shown in the completed ornamentillustrated. in Figure 7.

While in the showing wires a and a are those selected for embodying thehooks j, it will be understood that any two of the group of wires a, aand a may be employed for that purpose.

As shown in Figures 7 and 8 the six heads form a cluster K and thetwisted and coiled head carrying wires form the stem L of theornamenting device which carries the suspension hooks j.

I claim 1. In an ornamenting device, a plurality bracing the spirals ofthe first mentioned Wires to form a stem above the cluster.

2. A method of forming an ornamenting device consistin in placing threeunits, each comprising plia 1e wires with terminal ornamental heads withthe heads grouped in juxtaposition, twisting thev wires intointerengagement intermediate their lengths, applying to the engagedunits a second group of similar units with their heads resting upon thefirst heads, and winding I intermediate portions of the wires of thesecond group of units around the twisted portions of the first group ofwires next severing two of the three first mentioned wires intermediatetheir lengths, then severing all-.theremaining- Wires as they emergefrom the Wound portions of the wires, and finally bending; two severedwires to form hooks.v

In. testimony whereof- I have, afiixed. my

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